Chaitali Arora

Interior Designer & FF&E Designer with eight years' experience delivering private residential, commercial and large-scale hospitality projects across the UK, India and the Middle East. Specialist in FF&E specification and procurement, from concept and scheme development through to installation and handover. Skilled at sourcing and qualifying suppliers, issuing specifications and schedules, reviewing shop drawings and samples, and monitoring production to hold manufacturers to design intent, programme and budget.

Comfortable presenting schemes to clients and coordinating between design, vendor and site teams.

Interior Designer at AO Luxconcept (2025-06 – Present)

Private Residential | high-end renovation

• Deliver high-end residential renovations from initial survey through to installation, covering space planning, working drawings, material procurement and on-site coordination.
• Source and specify furniture, finishes and accessories to brief and budget, managing supplier relationships from enquiry through delivery and receipt of goods.
• Lead client presentations and handle incoming design enquiries, translating client requirements into scheme proposals.
• Style and stage completed homes for photography, selecting accessories and dressing to reinforce the design narrative.

Principal Designer at Furniture Factoree (2023-10 – 2024-03)

Private Residential | bespoke furniture and interiors. Relocated to the United Kingdom, April 2024.

• Led a team of junior 2D and 3D designers across all phases of the interior design process, delegating workload, reviewing output quality and holding delivery to programme.
• Acted as central point of communication between clients, vendors and the site execution team, keeping specification, procurement and installation aligned.
• Developed concept designs with clients against personal style, functional requirements and budget.
• Supervised delivery and installation, verifying adherence to design specification and resolving defects on site.

Interior Architect at Stanza Living (2022-01 – 2023-07)

Commercial Residential | multi-site managed accommodation rollout

• Identified, sourced and qualified FF&E suppliers and brands; reviewed supplier shop drawings, monitored the manufacturing process and ensured adherence to design standards.
• Researched and redefined furniture specifications, balancing aesthetics, durability and whole-life cost across a multi-site portfolio.
• Developed concept design proposals for hostel chains, establishing standards that streamlined execution across sites.
• Designed flatpack furniture systems that reduced assembly time and unit cost, applied consistently across multiple properties.
• Rationalised specifications to meet project cost targets without compromising design intent.

Interior Designer at Transform (2020-12 – 2021-11)

Private Residential | luxury

• Managed client relationships across multiple high-end residential projects, guiding design direction and finishes selection.
• Produced detailed presentations and drawings, coordinating between clients and contractors to protect programme and quality.
• Worked alongside 3D designers to achieve the intended aesthetic and to manage FF&E selection and specification.

Interior Designer at Dar Al-Handasah (2018-08 – 2020-11)

Hospitality, F&B & Aviation | international

• Delivered concept development, moodboards and full FF&E packages for a hotel scheme in Ethiopia, covering the main lobby lounge, sports bar and family club across indoor and outdoor areas.
• Specified FF&E to schedule level for the F&B and lounge areas, defining dimensions, finishes, upholstery construction and base materials for each item.
• Developed a feature column cladding detail from concept to buildable design, producing plan, elevation, sectional elevation, isometric and skirting details for backlit stretched fabric between tapered ribs.
• Coordinated overseas suppliers to ensure FF&E compliance with project standards, specification and budget.
• Produced concept proposals, moodboards and FF&E packages for the mosque at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, including ceiling pattern development derived from the terminal architecture.
• Modelled and produced detailed working drawings in Revit, authoring custom families and systems to improve accuracy and drawing consistency; presentations rendered in Enscape.

Architect at Arushi Projects Pvt Ltd (2015-07 – 2016-06)

Private Residential | foundation to interior fit-out

• Produced detailed working drawings across residential projects from foundation through to interior execution.
• Conducted regular site visits to align design intent with execution and to resolve issues as they arose.

MA in Interior Architecture – CEPT University (2016 – 2018)

BArch in Architecture – DIT University (2010 – 2015)